AWKWARD
GOODBYES
A guessing game goes wrong when two CHAOTIC lovers buy a lottery ticket on the final day of their vacation romance.
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: ALLIE GUERRERO
Prodcuded by: Divya Kiran Chhabra
Starring: diletta guglielmi & niraj arjan
COMPLETION DATE: JAN. 2026
GENRE: DRAMA/COMEDY
THE STORY
Ila and Veer, two chaotic lovers who have known each other for two weeks, buy a lottery ticket hours before Veer's departure back to India. Thwarted by Veer's willingness to keep the ticket for himself, Ila begins questioning Veer's intentions. As their conversation escalates, ideals are shattered as the two are forced to say goodbye and reckon with the quiet truth that maybe they are nothing more than strangers with no future.
THE
cast
AS '“ILA”
Diletta Guglielmi is an Italian actress based in New York City, working across film, TV, and theater. Her recent credits include City Wide Fever, a giallo-inspired horror film set for theatrical release and streaming in spring 2026; the psychological thriller Kill Trip; the award-winning film Through the Modern Looking Glass; and Salvation Is Within You!, a recipient of the Russo Brothers Filmmaker grant. She recently made her Off-Broadway debut at 59E59 Theaters with the comedy The Importance of Doing Art.
DILETTA GUGLIELMI
AS “VEER”
Niraj Arjan is a classically trained actor who studied at drama schools in both London and New York. His work includes performances in ‘Inventing Anna’ (Netflix), ‘The Other Two’ (HBO) and ‘Fleishman is in Trouble’ (HULU).
NIRAJ ARJAN
CURRENTLY SUBMITTING TO FESTIVALS
CURRENTLY SUBMITTING TO FESTIVALS
PROJECT UPDATES
6.22.25 - Principal photography WRAPPED
10.25.25 - Picture locked
1.15.26 - Film complete, final deliverables exported
THE TEAM
Allie
Guerrero
WRITER. DIRECTOR. PRODUCER.
Allie Guerrero is a New York–based writer, director, and producer. Her award-winning shorts and sketches bend genre and spotlight volatile, obsessive characters navigating shame, identity, and social norms. She is a recipient of the Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY) grant.
Divya
Chhabra
PRODUCER.
Divya K. Chhabra is a filmmaker, advisor and writer who brings a sharp, playful, and deeply human lens to every project she touches—on the page and on screen. She has produced and advised across Emmy-nominated shows at Nickelodeon and Apple TV and consulted on live-action video games and indie films (currently The Great Northern starring Megan Suri).
Her essays and op-eds have been featured in Teen Vogue, ABC News, The Huffington Post, and she is a former watering hole poetry fellow. As a psychiatrist, therapist, and nonprofit exec in Harlem, her exposure to the raw, unadulterated human condition drives her tell real, bold, and untold stories across diverse mediums.